What color is #44D7A8?

#44D7A8 is a moderate spring green known as Eucalyptus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Eucalyptus?

The RGB value is 68, 215, 168: 68 red, 215 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Eucalyptus?

The complementary color is #D74473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44D7A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Eucalyptus color: hex code #44D7A8

#44D7A8 rgb(68, 215, 168)

Shades of green

Eucalyptus has the hex code #44D7A8. It is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 84.3% green and 65.9% blue (68, 215, 168).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 65% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

Eucalyptus (#44D7A8) color codes

HEX	`#44D7A8`
RGB	`rgb(68, 215, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 84.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 65%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 68%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 22%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.67, -49.69, 12.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.67, 51.13, 166.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.748, 52.653, 45.423)`
Decimal	`4511656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Eucalyptus, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #44D7A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#44D7A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #44D7A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44d7a8; }
.text { color: #44d7a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44d7a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 215 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44d7a8, #44bcd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #44D7A8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #44D7A8?: #44D7A8 is a moderate spring green known as Eucalyptus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Eucalyptus?: The RGB value is 68, 215, 168: 68 red, 215 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Eucalyptus?: The complementary color is #D74473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44D7A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.